Recorded 1951–1985 Girls' name Peak 1974 331 births

Christe — girls' name

331 babies named Christe in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s541960s951970s1481980s34
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Christe was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

25 babies were named Christe in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christe

The Social Security Administration has registered 331 babies named Christe between 1951 and 1985, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christe performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Christe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Christe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 331 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Christe at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

331

Since 1951

35 years of records

Peak year

1974

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1951

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1985

Christe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1951

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1974)
25
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 198519811976197219681964196019561951 10

Christe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
148 births that decade — 45% of Christe's all-time total
1950s541960s951970s1481980s34

Christe by state

Where Christe concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Christe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.5%
Texas share of Christe's total US births 1.5%

5 of 331 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christe?
331 babies have been named Christe since 1951. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1974 with 25 births.
When was Christe most popular?
Christe was most popular in the 1970s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Christe most popular?
The top states for the name Christe are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Christe been used?
Christe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 35 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Christe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.